Psychological Perspectives on Immigration

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 635-647

  Esses, Victoria M ^a   Deaux, Kay ^b   Lalonde, Richard N ^c   Brown, Rupert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION POLICY; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 78650054517     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01667.x     Document Type: Article

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